Headlines LI To explore the purpose of headlines

What Are Headlines? Headlines are found in different forms - in print newspapers, on

What’s the Purpose of Headlines? In the media industry, people say that headlines “tell

Print Newspaper Headlines Newspaper headlines need to be: • Eye-catching Task 1 • A

Task 2 Look at these newspaper headlines containing puns. Can you match the headline

Puntastic! SODA BAN GOES FLAT A man, who was struck by lightning, was saved

Puntastic! Task 3 OTTERLY DEVASTATED! Look at these headlines - notice how the pun

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Headlines LI: To explore the purpose of headlines

What Are Headlines? Headlines are found in different forms - in print newspapers, on radio and TV news and on Internet news sites. They are the main title of the news stories. Compare It Discuss It TV or radio news headlines are spoken in a list at the beginning of the news bulletin. Where/when do you hear/see headlines in the TV news? Newspaper headlines in bold/extra largelike? print as a title at What doappear newspaper headlines look the top of each news story. Discuss with a family member You might also see a list of them on the front page.

What’s the Purpose of Headlines? In the media industry, people say that headlines “tell and sell. ” Discuss It Compare It What does ‘tell and sell’ mean? Discuss with a family member. ‘tell’ = telling people what the news story is about. ‘sell’ = making people read, watch, click or listen to the news story so that you earn money.

Print Newspaper Headlines Newspaper headlines need to be: • Eye-catching Task 1 • A title for the news story • Short and snappy Below are 5 explanations of news stories. Your job is to write the headline for them. 1. A boy finds a stash of gold Roman coins in the local park. 2. A girl from your local area is chosen for the Team GB Gymnastic team at the 2020 Olympics. 3. A giraffe escapes from a zoo and makes it down the road into the supermarket car park. 4. 500 dogs and their owners do a 5 km run and raise thousands for charity. 5. A bridge in a local town falls into the river causing chaos for the town. Task 2 Why not read your headlines out in the style of TV news headlines or even create TV news reports about these stories?

Task 2 Look at these newspaper headlines containing puns. Can you match the headline to the story? Once you have matched each pun to the correct story, explain why the pun works. Puntastic! Often, print newspaper headlines contain puns to catch your eye and make you read on. Puns are mainly found in tabloid newspapers. SODA BAN GOES FLAT A man, who was struck by lightning, was saved by his Marks and Spencer slippers. MARKS AND SPARKS Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy Archie at 5. 26 a. m. SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS A ban on fizzy drinks was cancelled the day before it was due to start. BOY, WHAT A SONRISE! Inverness Caledonian Thistles beat Celtic in a shock 3 -1 Scottish Cup win.

Puntastic! SODA BAN GOES FLAT A man, who was struck by lightning, was saved by his Marks and Spencer slippers. MARKS AND SPARKS Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy Archie at 5. 26 a. m. SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS A ban on fizzy drinks was cancelled the day before it was due to start. BOY, WHAT A SONRISE! Inverness Caledonian Thistles beat Celtic in a shock 3 -1 Scottish Cup win.

Puntastic! Task 3 OTTERLY DEVASTATED! Look at these headlines - notice how the pun works? Can you write a story (just like the puns stories) to go with each headline. There’s no right or wrong answer! BRAVE AND BOWLED! STOCKING UP AT CHRISTMAS! BAND BANNED! UDDERLY MARVELLOUS! HERE WE MOW AGAIN!